The Tam News
Sports Opinion: Physical Education: Unnecessary for Student Athletes
By Arya Guinney & Kennedy Cook
March 31, 2017
Physical Education (P.E.) is a two-year required course for every student that attends Tam. It has two components–one that encompasses the information a student would learn in a health class and a second, composed of the physical exercise itself. Students regularly try to find ways out of P.E. in...
Sports Opinion: In Defense of Girls Lacrosse
By Dahlia Zail and Dahlia Zail
March 14, 2017
Imagine this. You spend two hours after school practicing every day. You play your heart out in every single game. You condition, train, and drill, trying tirelessly to get better. And in return for all your work, you’re faced with empty bleachers at every. Single. Home game. Which is ironic, consi...
Sports Opinion: Selective Spirit
By Zoe Wynn and Zoe Wynn
February 1, 2017
Ask a student about Tam school spirit at basketball games and they’ll probably describe the atmosphere as electric. Masses of people line up at the door waiting to get their hands stamped so they can run onto the bleachers where they will remain riveted for the next four quarters. The bleachers are fu...
Sports Opinion: Oh Captain, My Captain
By Connor Norton and Connor Norton
November 9, 2016
It seems that far too often having captains at the varsity and junior varsity levels of high school sports creates more issues than it solves. This could be due to a number of reasons: the team disagrees with the captain, the captain thinks they are a coach, or having a captain simply ruins the dynamic o...
Sports Opinion: Why You Should Be Playing Fantasy Football
By Andrew Bishop
September 14, 2016
The fantasy football craze has become overwhelmingly prevalent throughout my four years as a student here. It is nearly impossible to navigate the campus during football season without hearing someone complain about their lineup, ask a friend for advice, or belittle an opponent. The yearly sports br...
Let Them Wear Lycra: The Benefits of a Weak Sports Culture
By Bella Levaggi
June 10, 2013
Star quarterback? Homecoming football game? Die-hard athletic alumni? When you compare Tam to other schools that the media has led us to believe exist elsewhere in America, there are more than a few differences, namely in our sports culture. I couldn’t tell you the name of our star baseball pitcher,...
My Wizard is Better Than Your Quarterback
By Gibson Katz
March 24, 2013
“The primary scatter used in 6s is the stock, but I think that the FAN can be used on an offclasser to help keep a push off your point.” Confused? This is how I feel when you talk incessantly about sports. Now don’t get me wrong, I love to hear about men dancing in tights whilst tossing a b...
Delmon Young: Poor choices, poorer consequences
By Declan Katz and Declan Katz
May 29, 2012
On April 27, Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young was arrested for aggravated harassment and public intoxication in New York City. Reports indicate that Young came out of a bar where a homeless man wearing a yarmulke asked Young for spare change. This seemingly harmless event quickly took a turn for...
